After Zhulan finished speaking, Li handed the letter to Zhao and others. Zhao's eyes lit up after reading it, but Su Xuan didn't seem to be very interested.
Therefore, the ones who are most interested in the family are Li and Zhao. Su Xuan's assets are too huge and she has no shortage of good shops.
It was different for Li and Zhao. They had accumulated some good shops. When their sons got married and their daughters got married, they basically distributed all the shops they had accumulated and wanted to find some better shops.
Think about how many rich and powerful people there are in the capital city. No matter how many shops there are, they are not enough to go around. It is difficult to buy good ones!
Li counted the money in her hand and said, "Mother, I want to buy four shops. Minghui is getting married soon, and I need to leave a few for Mingjing."
Zhao continued, "I also want to buy a few rooms for Mingfeng. If sister-in-law only wants four, will you take the remaining two rooms?"
There is no need to add to Yudie's dowry. She wants to save up some assets and divide them among her sons when she is old. Su Xuan is not interested because this opportunity is too rare.
Li smiled and said, "Four rooms are enough for me."
Zhao thanked her eldest sister-in-law and turned around, "Mom, our second room will take the rest."
Zhulan: "Okay, if your price is fair, I will reply right away."
After the reply was written, Su Xuan spoke, "Why did the old lady of the Luo family suddenly sell the shop?"
Li: "I guess he has completely given up."
Zhao guessed, "Could it be that the Luo family split up?"
She couldn't think of anything else except that it was a wedding held by the Luo family!
Li frowned, "Master Luo is still here."
Su Xuan sneered, "The one who has money in the Luo family is the old lady, and the money that can be divided is also the old lady's money."
Li didn't know what to say anymore, "What a sin."
Zhulan's thoughts were a little off. She was thinking about the property she and Shuren had accumulated. Her youngest son was engaged, so she carefully sorted out the property. It was a huge property, and she should draw up a list for each family.
Luo family, the old lady took the reply and breathed a sigh of relief. She would sell her shop to anyone, but she hoped to make friends with Zhou Houfu and save some face.
Ji Rong's eyes turned red. "Madam, are you okay?"
The old lady smiled and said, "I thought about it when I came back. There is nothing to be sad about."
Because she was already so sad and upset, she felt like a failure.
Ji Rong learned a lot at the manor, and she became close to the old lady. This time when she came back, the old lady was busy running around and had no time to rest, and now she has to share the old lady's money.
She knew clearly that the Luo family was afraid that the old lady would give all the money to her!
The old lady added, "The sooner we divide it, the better. We'll go back to the manor after we're done."
She felt a sense of freedom in Zhuangzi that she had never felt before, and she would not easily return to Beijing in the future.
"Um."
In just a few days, she had already regarded Zhuangzi as her home and had a sense of belonging.
The shop business went smoothly. With silver in one hand and the deed in the other, the servants ran errands for the rest. Before evening, Zhulan saw the deed of the shop.
Li was still a little dazed, "This is too smooth."
It was so smooth it was unreal!
Zhao has already packed the deed and she has decided who she will rent the property to.
Zhulan thought that she would not see the old lady of the Luo family after she left Beijing, but unexpectedly, she saw her two days later. The old lady of the Luo family was in the jewelry shop with Ji Rong.
There were a lot of people in the jewelry shop. The retired emperor had been buried in the imperial mausoleum, and the court stipulated that no marriage could be allowed within a month of national mourning. Now that Lord Lu's case had been settled, the people of the capital had become lively.
The jewelry shop is no longer deserted and has many new products.
As for lively places like the racecourse, we will have to wait for some time.
To be honest, some of the court's regulations are quite tolerant.
Zhulan brought Xinyi and Yudie to the shop, and the old lady of the Luo family came forward and asked, "Madam, are you here to choose jewelry?"
Zhulan shook her head. "I'm taking Yudie to modify her jewelry. Are you here to buy jewelry too?"
The old lady of the Luo family did not feel embarrassed and said, "I have a lot of old jewelry. I sent them to the shop to be refurbished when I returned to Beijing. I came to pick up the jewelry today."
Zhulan, "Is the renovation finished? Can I take a look?"
"sure."
Zhulan saw that some of the jewelry had not only been refurbished, but many had been modified to make them more suitable for girls to wear. She smiled and said, "The modifications are very clever."
The old lady of the Luo family did not open the last box. In the box was the headpiece she wore for her wedding. Her daughter-in-law wanted it, but she had never given it to anyone and had kept it. Now that it has been refurbished, she wants to give it to Ji Rong to wear when she gets married.
Zhulan was chatting with the old lady, and Ji Rong had already walked to Xinyi's side. Ji Rong thought she was unwilling, but it turned out that she had remembered the old lady's words in her heart, "I haven't congratulated you yet, congratulations on your good marriage."
Wei Xinyi said calmly, "Thank you."
And then that was it. Wei Xinyi didn't dare to bet whether Ji Rong was pretending or not. She just stayed away from Ji Rong if she didn't believe it.
Ji Rong smiled and left, standing obediently behind the old lady, silent.
Zhu Lan looked at him for a few more times and said, "Thank you for your trouble."
The old lady of the Luo family smiled and said, "Ji Rong is fine."
Ji Rong was very smart even though she had never been taught before, so she was willing to leave more things for Ji Rong.
Time passed quickly, and the women of the Zheng family came to Beijing. The Earl's Mansion was some distance away from the Zhou Hou Mansion, so the Zhou Hou Mansion did not receive any visiting invitation from the Zheng family this time.
Surprisingly, the newly-appointed Earl Zheng Hong was reported. Apparently, the Zheng family's move to hand over military power to the capital made some people who were unwilling to hand over military power resentful.
Zhou Shuren watched quietly as someone continued to commit suicide, and Zheng Hong was put under house arrest, leaving the new nobles in the capital city deserted.
Zhulan: "It's really realistic."
Zhou Shuren laughed and said, "Just wait and see."
Zhulan asked, "When will the ban be lifted?"
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "When some people think they have succeeded and let down their guard."
By that time, the emperor will have completed his investigation and will settle the accounts. Unfortunately, the emperor will not take any drastic measures this time. It is difficult to deal with the generals with military power, so he can only select a few to make an example of them, rather than catching them all in one fell swoop.
However, there are many benefits. If it is cleared up once, the next ten years will be stable.
Zhulan asked again: "Is Zheng Hong's daughter not engaged?"
Zhou Shuren, "You know a lot!"
"I don't know what I want to know. News spreads quickly in the capital, so I know that the Zheng family is keeping their daughter unmarried, but they want to go to the prince's harem?"
Zhou Shuren shook his head, "Zheng Hong is smart and would not send his daughter to the prince's harem."
"Obviously Zheng Hong is smart."
Zhou Shuren said: "So the possibility of marriage is very high."
“I just don’t know who the Zheng family has set their eyes on.”
"It's not our home anyway."
Zhu Lan was speechless, "Aren't you talking nonsense?"
Zhou Shuren pulled his wife up and said, "Okay, it's getting late, and we should rest. We finally have a day off tomorrow, how about I accompany you to the academy?"
"Okay, that's what you said."
"Um."
The next day, the couple got up very late. It was already eight o'clock when they had breakfast. They took a leisurely carriage to the college.
Zhou Shuren asked, "How is Miss Jiang?"
Zhulan's smile deepened, "It's good. The children are not afraid of her appearance and they like her class very much."
"A very open-minded girl."
The couple chatted all the way to the college, and then saw their own carriage at the gate of the college and a lively crowd at the gate.